APM reader user
editAPM reader user
editAPM reader users typically need to view the APM app and dashboards and visualizations that use APM data. These users might also need to create and edit dashboards, visualizations, and machine learning jobs.
APM reader
editTo create an APM reader user:
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Create a new role, named something like
read-apm
, and assign the following privileges:Type Privilege Purpose Index
read
onlogs-apm*
Read-only access to
logs-apm*
dataIndex
view_index_metadata
onlogs-apm*
Read-only access to
logs-apm*
index metadataIndex
read
onmetrics-apm*
Read-only access to
metrics-apm*
dataIndex
view_index_metadata
onmetrics-apm*
Read-only access to
metrics-apm*
index metadataIndex
read
ontraces-apm*
Read-only access to
traces-apm*
dataIndex
view_index_metadata
ontraces-apm*
Read-only access to
traces-apm*
index metadataType Privilege Purpose Index
read
onapm-*
Read-only access to
apm-*
dataIndex
view_index_metadata
onapm-*
Read-only access to
apm-*
index metadataUsing the deprecated APM Server binaries? Add the privileges under the Classic APM indices tab above.
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Assign the
read-apm
role created in the previous step, and the following built-in roles to any APM reader users:Role Purpose kibana_admin
Grants access to all features in Kibana.
machine_learning_admin
Grants the privileges required to create, update, and view machine learning jobs
Partial APM reader
editIn some instances, you may wish to restrict certain Kibana apps that a user has access to.
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Create a new role, named something like
read-apm-partial
, and assign the following privileges:Type Privilege Purpose Index
read
onlogs-apm*
Read-only access to
logs-apm*
dataIndex
view_index_metadata
onlogs-apm*
Read-only access to
logs-apm*
index metadataIndex
read
onmetrics-apm*
Read-only access to
metrics-apm*
dataIndex
view_index_metadata
onmetrics-apm*
Read-only access to
metrics-apm*
index metadataIndex
read
ontraces-apm*
Read-only access to
traces-apm*
dataIndex
view_index_metadata
ontraces-apm*
Read-only access to
traces-apm*
index metadataType Privilege Purpose Index
read
onapm-*
Read-only access to
apm-*
dataIndex
view_index_metadata
onapm-*
Read-only access to
apm-*
index metadataUsing the deprecated APM Server binaries? Add the privileges under the Classic APM indices tab above.
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Assign feature privileges to any Kibana feature that the user needs access to. Here are two examples:
Type Privilege Purpose Kibana
Read
orAll
on the APM and User Experience featureAllow the use of the the APM and User Experience apps
Kibana
Read
orAll
on Dashboards and DiscoverAllow the user to view, edit, and create dashboards, as well as browse data.
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Finally, assign the following role if a user needs to enable and edit machine learning features:
Role Purpose machine_learning_admin
Grants the privileges required to create, update, and view machine learning jobs